Monday, October 13, 2014
Much buzz surrounds the recent adaptation of the play, This Is Our Youth, which opened on September 11th, 2014. Set in 1982 in New York City over a two day span, the play takes a deep look i…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 03:53PMThe cast of Honeymoon in Vegas has started rehearsals for what is sure to be one of the most exciting Broadway arrivals this season. The honeymoon ain’t over. In fact, it’s just getting …
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 03:00PMHedwig has a new star… a Broadway show takes over Times Square… and a Big Bang Theory star gives a one-night-only performance! Read all of these stories and more in Stagelight’s Top 10…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 01:48PMTuesday, October 7, 2014
ROUNDABOUT THEATRE COMPANY Announces Dates For The McCarter Theatre Center and Fiasco Theater Production of INTO THE WOODS Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by James Lapine As reimag…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 02:28PMEvery summer, NYMF produces the largest musical theatre festival in the country. They accept submissions for their Next Link Project from writers with or without representation, and they wan…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 01:22PMFriday, October 3, 2014
NEW BROADWAY CAST RECORDING OF “SIDE SHOW” TO BE RELEASED ON BROADWAY RECORDS. SIX-TIME GRAMMY AWARD® WINNER FRANK FILIPETTI TO PRODUCE. PERFORMANCES BEGIN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 11:37AMThursday, October 2, 2014
NEW SEASON OF SHORT PLAYS RECORDED LIVE FOR PUBLIC RADIO ON OCTOBER 20, 27 & DECEMBER 1 CASTS INCLUDE AMY RYAN, MICHAEL URIE, HARRIET HARRIS, JOHN CULLUM, FRANK WOOD, LISA EMERY, MARSH…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 12:10PMSome of Manhattan’s most famous resident ghosts will once again be visited by three well-known literary spirits this holiday season. Summoners Ensemble Theatre returns to the Merchant’s …
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 03:00AMTuesday, September 30, 2014
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) is thrilled to present the New York premiere of Tom Stoppard’s Indian Ink, directed by Carey Perloff. The cast includes Firdous …
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 09:00AMMonday, September 22, 2014
VIDEO COMMERCIAL RELEASED FOR “S I D E S H O W” ON BROADWAY PERFORMANCES BEGIN TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT THE ST. JAMES THEATRE New York, NY (September 22, 2014) – Catch an excl…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 11:09AMFriday, September 19, 2014
TONY AWARD-WINNER JESSIE MUELLER AND TONY NOMINEES ANIKA LARSEN AND JARROD SPECTOR EXTEND THEIR CONTRACTS IN “BEAUTIFUL — THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL” New York, NY (September 19, 2…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 11:47AMMonday, September 15, 2014
What is Barbra Streisand doing for the first time in FIFTY YEARS? Which new musical just got the ‘axe’? And who is set to be the next Hedwig on Broadway? Find out all this and more in St…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 08:23PMFriday, September 5, 2014
With The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (originally a book by Mark Haddon) coming to Broadway this fall, Wicked (originally a book by Gregory Maguire) breaking records after t…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 02:00PMPerennial stage favorite You Can’t Take it With You returns to Broadway this season in a brand new star studded production starring James Earl Jones, directed by Tony Nominee and Drama Des…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 10:00AMThursday, September 4, 2014
This Is Our Youth Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin star in this coming-of-age play by Kenneth Lonergan. Culkin was fantastic in the Second Stage Theatre production of Eric Bogosian’s s…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 10:00AMWednesday, August 27, 2014
What do Bryan Cranston, Kerry Washington, Edie Falco, James Earl Jones, Matthew Broderick, and Gloria Estefan have in common? They’re all part of Stagelight’s Top 10 Theater Stories of t…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 11:54AMMonday, August 25, 2014
New York, NY – The producers of the upcoming Broadway reimagining of Side Show have revealed the production’s alluring poster artwork, that features a portrait of leading ladies Erin Dav…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 01:12PMDisney’s Newsies, nominated for eight 2012 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, played it’s last performance at the Nederlander Theatre on Auguest 24th at 3pm. The Newsies Nor…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 12:56PMSunday, August 24, 2014
Stagelight Exclusive Interview: Artistic Director Ross Williams Stagelight Magazine sat down with New York Shakespeare Exchange’s Artistic Director Ross Williams to get the scoop on Shakes…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 02:00PMThe infamous EGOT. Emmy. Grammy. Oscar. Tony. This collection of awards is every artists’ dream. The list of EGOT winners includes Barbara Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, and Au…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 10:00AMWednesday, August 20, 2014
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Carol Burnett is back on Broadway – and she’s not alone! She’s brought a whole bunch of her famous friends along with her… Break out the pen and paper – it’s time for Love Le…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 10:31AMWho will be Cabaret’s next Sally Bowles? Which Broadway musical just announced it will be moving to the big screen? Which movie star had her song cut from the Into the Woods film? Find out…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 12:34AMTuesday, August 12, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
This week we’ve got conjoined twins, more “Peter Pan” casting news, and one Broadway star with a $28 million offer. As always, Stagelight’s Top 10 is a must-read for any thea…
SOURCE: StageLight Magazine at 11:45AMSunday, July 13, 2014
Lorin Maazel is shown leading the Boston Symphony Orchestra in two Beethoven Symphonies at Carnegie Hall in 2009. The celebrated conductor died on Sunday at 84 years old.
Conductor, compos…
SOURCE: PBS at 02:47PMSunday, May 11, 2014
May 11 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth Martha Graham, the mother of modern dance and the founder of one of the most influential dance schools in America.
No artist is ahead of his…
SOURCE: PBS at 03:12PMWednesday, April 9, 2014
Instagram photo by PBS NewsHour reporter and producer Joshua Barajas
Sky Jabali-Rainey, a 4th-grade student from Washington, D.C., dressed as contralto Marian Anderson Wednesday for an event…
SOURCE: PBS at 06:42PMSunday, February 2, 2014
Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, shown here at a New York Knicks game in December, was found dead on Feb. 2, 2014. Credit: Rich Schultz/Getty Images
Oscar award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hof…
SOURCE: PBS at 01:59PM 
